State governments
Supreme Court won’t review decision that freed Bill Cosby
PHILADELPHIA — The U.S. Supreme Court quietly announced Monday that it would not review Bill Cosby’s sexual assault case, leaving him a free man and ending a two-decade legal drama that shifted the cultural landscape, destroyed the groundbreaking Black actor’s reputation, and sent him to prison for several years late in life. The high court, …
Parrish named acting secretary of N.C. technology agency
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A deputy within North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper’s agency managing information technology for state government is now the department’s acting secretary. Cooper announced this week that Thomas Parrish IV will fill the Cabinet position vacated by Tracy Doaks, who was secretary for five months before taking another job at a nonprofit. …
Tech giants fight digital right-to-repair bills | Technology
WASHINGTON — Alex Buchon carefully inserted a slim, credit-card-sized tool into the gently warmed glue holding a broken iPad together. Patiently, he sliced through the glue to separate the screen from the rest of the device, exposing its innards. The electronics technician needed to get inside to determine whether the device needed a new battery. …
2 charged say they were hired to break into Iowa courthouse | National
ADEL, Iowa (AP) — Two men arrested on suspicion of breaking into a central Iowa courthouse say they were hired to test the building’s alarm system. The Des Moines Register reports 29-year-old Justin Wynn of Naples, Florida, and 43-year-old Gary Demercurio of Seattle were found in the Dallas County Courthouse early Wednesday after an alarm …